Legal Opinion
Putnam v. SOUTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided September 3, 1996No. Opinion No. 24486PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
2Per curiam
Petitioner seeks a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ decision in Putnam v. South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, 95-UP-305 (S.C. Ct. App. filed November 25,1995). We grant the petition, dispense with further briefing, and affirm in result only.
The Court of Appeals correctly held that S.C. Code Ann. § 38-77-160 (Supp. 1995) prohibits stacking of underinsured motorist insurance (UIM) where none of the insured’s vehicles are involved in the accident. However, the Court of Appeals incorrectly held an insured could not…
3Cases cited2 opinions
- Hamrick Ex Rel. Estate of Hamrick v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
- Belk v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
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